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1 month ago | 
eater.com | Laila El-Haddad
It’s nearly sunset, and the pre-iftar frenzy is in full force in my suburban Maryland home. I rush to set the dinner table, heat up all the food, and refill the date container before my famished family of six descends upon the kitchen to break their 13-hour fast. The sambousek sizzles and splatters, dozens of plates clatter, and the familiar smells of apricot nectar amarideen, maqlouba, and shorabit adas fill the air, along with the heavenly scent of cheese-stuffed atayef.
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2 months ago | 
timestelegram.com | Laila El-Haddad
Trump's plan must be forcefully rejected by the international community, for the sake of Palestinians in Gaza, and for what little remains of the rules-based order.
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2 months ago | 
usatoday.com | Laila El-Haddad
In chilling remarks made following his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, President Donald Trump declared that the United States should seize control over Gaza, after forcibly transferring Palestinians living there to other countries – a declaration he doubled down on social media. It was a reckless display of ignorance and arrogance that echoes the same disdain for Palestinian lives and dignity that has been the hallmark of U.S. policy in the region.
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2 months ago | 
burlingtoncountytimes.com | Laila El-Haddad
Trump's plan must be forcefully rejected by the international community, for the sake of Palestinians in Gaza, and for what little remains of the rules-based order.
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2 months ago | 
northjersey.com | Laila El-Haddad
In chilling remarks made following his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, President Donald Trump declared that the United States should seize control over Gaza, after forcibly transferring Palestinians living there to other countries – a declaration he doubled down on social media. It was a reckless display of ignorance and arrogance that echoes the same disdain for Palestinian lives and dignity that has been the hallmark of U.S. policy in the region.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
thehill.com | Laila El-Haddad
A long-awaited ceasefire deal has finally taken effect in Gaza, bringing with it a glimmer of hope, fragile and insufficient though it may be. The phased deal would pause Israel’s devastating military assault, allow a surge of desperately needed humanitarian aid, and free hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel in exchange for over three dozen Israeli captives.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Laila El-Haddad
A long-awaited ceasefire deal has finally taken effect in Gaza, bringing with it a glimmer of hope, fragile and insufficient though it may be. The phased deal would pause Israel’s devastating military assault, allow a surge of desperately needed humanitarian aid, and free hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel in exchange for over three dozen Israeli captives.
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Mar 18, 2024 | 
alestlelive.com | Laila El-Haddad
Ordinarily, the days leading up to Ramadan, the holy month when Muslims give up food and drink from dawn to dusk, are exuberant. My younger children and I would prepare “iftar jars” and food baskets with Ramadan staples, such as dates, nuts and apricot paste, to hand out to neighbors. We’d decorate the house and send invitations for iftar, the meal when we break our fast, to friends and family.
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Mar 18, 2024 | 
triblive.com | Laila El-Haddad
Ordinarily, the days leading up to Ramadan, the holy month when Muslims give up food and drink from dawn to dusk, are exuberant. My younger children and I would prepare “iftar jars” and food baskets with Ramadan staples, such as dates, nuts and apricot paste, to hand out to neighbors. We’d decorate the house and send invitations for iftar, the meal when we break our fast, to friends and family.
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
dailycamera.com | Laila El-Haddad
By Laila El-HaddadOrdinarily, the days leading up to Ramadan, the holy month when Muslims give up food and drink from dawn to dusk, are exuberant. My younger children and I would prepare “iftar jars” and food baskets with Ramadan staples, such as dates, nuts and apricot paste, to hand out to neighbors. We’d decorate the house and send invitations for iftar, the meal when we break our fast, to friends and family.
